What’s Australia Day without a picnic/bbq, good friends, Aussie flags, Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown and fireworks to bring everyone together? Edinburgh Gardens resembled more of a festival vibe with the thousands of people out to enjoy the day with their mates and it was a divine sunny day too.. perfection all round… To top if off, I rode into the city to Federation Square where there were thousands more people celebrating, watching bands and hanging out until the fireworks display in the evening… Eureka Tower’s roof was an explosion of colour and the fireworks from the gardens were beautiful too… Happy Australia Day xxxx

Asa & Pascal at Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy

I'm not one to gush over dogs, but this one was looking so cool hanging out in the gardens

What a gorgeous couple hanging out beside the skate bowl

Boys and bikes and skateboards and sunshine...

Picnic anyone? The gardens were packed!

The lovely Monica

Flinders Street Station dressed up for the occasion

Relaxing in Federation Square watching bands playing

Seat anyone? I love how this square brings so many people together

Hot dog and ice-cream stand...

Princess Bridge was packed with revellers waiting eagerly for the fireworks

For the duration of the Melbourne Festival, you can view these colossal shiny black babies with reptilian tails and bat wings exhibited along Swanston Street and St Kilda Road. The sculptures have been created by the subversive Russian art collective AES+F and look amazing throughout the city.. especially at night when the shadows are cast from the bat wings onto St Pauls Cathedral.. Beautiful Demonic Angels….

Angelic Demon on the corner of Swanston and Collins Street

Statue in City Square... looks like it's going for a wander into the city..

ABOUT ME

My name is Tasha May and I am a Producer, freelance Graphic Designer, Blogger, and mum to a gorgeous baby boy. After a quick visit to Jakarta in 2009, Indonesia got under my skin and I have been blessed to have lived here ever since. This blog is a keepsake of memories of my journeys outside of the chaotic Indonesian capital.